FENDER
// Jazz Bass // 1972 // This bass was originally tobacco finished. It was later stripped to it's natural wood finish and the
dark pick guard changed to white pearl. [This bass is to be auctioned by Julien's Auction's in NY on May 31,
2008 to benefit Music Rising - www.musicrising.org]

FENDER
// Precision Bass // 1973 (could be the same as the bass listed above) [I have a ’73 Precision Bass that I’ve used since day one. I used to think, This is the old work horse—old
faithful. I loved it. I still love it, and I play it all the time, but I try to branch out and play different instruments.
I’m not so attached to any of the others]

GIBSON
// Firebird Bass // 19xx // mahogany finish

GIBSON
// Firebird (reverse) Bass // 19xx // mahogany finish

GIBSON
// Les Paul Recording Bass [also known as Les Paul Triumph bass // vintage from between 1971-1979 // white finish [I have an short-scale Gibson Les Paul Recording Bass from the ’70s. I
don’t know what it is about this one—it’s a very inspiring instrument. The strings very rarely get changed,
and I haven’t changed the way it’s set up since I bought it. But I always have it sitting around the studio. When
I put it on, I always go somewhere with it, playing little melodies. That’s what I used to play the countermelody on
“Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own.” ]

"So there I
was, fifteen years old, with a dark brown Ibanez-copy bass guitar and no amp. I had no idea what I was supposed to do with
it. Absolutely none. Not a clue. It just sounded good to me." - Adam Clayton